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What's the deal with Popeye's "fried" turkey?

Has anyone tried the Popeye's Thanksgiving turkey? I always thought that Popeye's turkey was deep fried (that's certainly what I was craving). But I learned today that it's oven roasted. It comes partially cooked and then you have to bake in the oven for another 3-4 hours after you take it home.

I had one last year. There was a thread about them that I can't seem to locate. I was under the impression that they were deep fried, and then roasted, but I could be wrong.As I recall, it was good. Keeping in mind I'm not a big Turkey lover, or even liker, I thought it was better than a basic oven roasted. I'm not buying one this year. The only thing that has tempted me this year is the Fully cooked, Smoked Butterball. Pretty cheap at Aldi's.Truthfully, I'll likely pass on Turkey this year. Thanksgiving is all about Dallas Cowboy football, so maybe chicken wings.

The popeyes fried turkey is DELICIOUS, it is very juicy and very seasoned, it is by far the best turkey I have ever had. I order them about 4 times a year. If you haven't gotten it yet, you will probably have a hard time finding it. I order mine from cajungrocer.com, they are completely out of them for the year. I ordered 2 for thanksgiving but I will only be using one and saving the other for Xmas. Good luck in finding one.

We had one last year at my husbands company's holiday party. It was from a Popeyes on a military base in Korea. It sure looked fried to me. The breast meat was good but they really over cooked the wings and small area of the legs. The wing is my favorite part so that totally ruined it for me.